Va'etchanan . Middah/ Jewish Value Activity Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 The Ten commandments are mentioned in this parashah, of which the fourth is 'Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy' - Making Shabbat a special day The Five Senses of Shabbat Talk to the children about the 5 senses that we have. Hold up one finger of your hand for each of the senses as everyone says together: 'We can...' See, Smell, Taste, Hear, Touch, at the same time pointing to the appropriate area. If you can, have five pictures of: an eye, a nose, a mouth and tongue, an ear and a hand. Now see if the children can think of different things connected to Shabbat, for which we use our senses. If you have the pictures you can ask a child to pick a picture and find an example to match that sense. Some examples are: SEE - Candlelight, stars at the end of Shabbat, Havdalah candle SMELL - Challah baking, Besamim (spices) for Havdalah TASTE - Wine, challah HEAR - Singing Kiddush, Chazan singing TOUCH - Siddur, Chumash Key Stage 1 5 - 8 The words of the Shema are the most important in Judaism. They are the first thing children are taught and the last thing one ever says. The words of the first paragraph are in this week's parashah - Knowing the words of the Shema Teach the children to 'leyn' the first paragraph of the Shema. Key Stage 2 8 - 11 The words of the first paragraph of the Shema are in this week's parashah. It is one of the most important tefillot - Saying tefillot (prayers) with kavannah - concentration and meaning See Bibliography - AJE Print Resource Pages 1-2 These two pages show a number of road signs and the same number of boxes with text. The road signs are all genuine, but the descriptive sentences have been adapted to relate to our actions and thoughts during Tefillah. Enlarge the sheets and cut them up, so that you have eight separate road signs and eight text boxes. The activity is to match up the text boxes to the road signs. (Just for fun ask if they know the correct meaning of the signs!)